[2] The 2021 competition had run with an altered format due to the disruption caused to that season by the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] That format was popular among teams, and so the 2022 tournament returned with an adapted version of that, reflecting the re-formatting of the Challenge Cup to facilitate the re-entry of amateur sides to that tournament.

This fixed the format for the 1895 Cup with two of the five qualifiers competing in a play-off match on 9/10 April, to reduce the number of teams to four for the semi-finals on the 7/8 May, with the final held on the 28 May.

[1] The five teams who won in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup, and therefore qualified for the 1895 Cup, were Sheffield Eagles, Barrow Raiders, Featherstone Rovers, Whitehaven and Leigh Centurions.

[5][6] Due to ongoing building work at Sheffield's ground, the match was played at Featherstone Rovers's stadium.